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The net filtration pressure (NFP) represents the interaction of the hydrostatic and osmotic pressures, driving fluid out of the capillary.  Why does this happen?

A woman’s first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN).  The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood.  The mother is most likely type ____________________ and both children are most likely _____________ for the D antigen.

What is taken up by the capillaries at their venous end?

In a normal ECG, the deflection that is generated by ventricular repolarization is called the ________________.

The shallow depression seen on the external surface of the heart between the left and right ventricles is called the _____________________________.

When the left ventricle contracts, the ________________ valve closes and the _______________ valve is pushed open.

Atrial depolarization causes the _____________________.

The tricuspid valve regulates the opening between the _____________________ and the _________________________.

When sodium channels are fully open, the membrane of the ventricular cardiomyocyte ________________________.

The ____________________ provides most of the calcium ions needed for myocardial contraction.